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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton conducts a joint press conference with Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad Eddine Othmani in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason Reed)
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This handout photo provided by Darryl Pitt of the Macovich Collection shows an external view of a Martian meteorite recovered in December 2011 near Foumzgit, Morocco, following a meteorite shower believed to have occurred in July 2011. (Associated Press/Darryl Pitt, Macovich Collection)
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Abdelilah Benkirane, the secretary general of Morocco's Islamist Justice and Development Party, holds his small son, Hamza, at the party's headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, after it became clear that his party was on track to become the largest in Morocco's new parliament. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)
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Observers from Spain speak with political party's representatives in a polling station in Rabat, Morocco, on Nov. 25, 2011. Moroccans voted for a new parliament that day in Arab Spring-inspired elections. (Associated Press)
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Abdelilah Benkirane, the secretary-general of Morocco's opposition Islamist Justice and Development Party (front center), arrives for an election rally ahead of upcoming nationwide legislative elections in Sale, Morocco, earlier this month. Mr. Benkirane has high hopes for his party. (Associated Press)
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A pro-Syrian regime protester, waves a Syrian flag from a fountain during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011, to protest against the Arab League meeting being held in Morocco. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)
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A pro-Syrian regime protester waves a Syrian flag from a fountain during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 16, 2011, to protest against the Arab League meeting being held in Morocco. (Associated Press)
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Protesters take to the streets in Marrakech, Morocco, in one of a string of nationwide protests that brought out thousands of demonstrators across Morocco on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in an effort to push for greater democracy and constitutional reform. Protesters in Morocco and other Arab nations may also be wary as they watch Tunisia and Egypt grapple with the challenges of building a new system and maintaining order after breaking free of autocrats. (AP Photo/Tarik Najmaoui)
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Protesters in Marrakech, Morocco, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, push for greater democracy and constitutional reform. (AP Photo/Tarik Najmaoui)
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A protester is arrested in Marrakech, Morocco, during one of a string of nationwide protests that brought thousands to the streets across Morocco on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in an effort to push for greater democracy and constitutional reform. Protesters in Morocco and other Arab nations may also be wary as they watch Tunisia and Egypt grapple with the challenges of building a new system and maintaining order after breaking free of autocrats. (AP Photo/Tarik Najmaoui)
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Protesters demonstrate in Casablanca, Morocco, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Thousands of people marched in cities across Morocco on Sunday, demanding a new constitution to bring more democracy to the North African kingdom amid the wave of Arab world upheaval. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Protesters hold the Moroccan flag during a demonstration in Casablanca, Morocco, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Thousands of people marched in cities across Morocco on Sunday, demanding a new constitution to bring more democracy in the North African kingdom amid the wave of Arab world upheaval. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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ACROSS AFRICA: Protesters march during unrest in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday as pro-democracy protests intensify across the Arab world, with demonstrators continuing to demand an end to decades of despotic rule. The protests were the first to break out in Morocco. (Associated Press)
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Protesters march during a demonstration on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco. At least 2,000 people marched in Morocco's capital to demand a new constitution that would bring greater democracy in the North African kingdom. Demonstrators shouted slogans calling for economic opportunity, educational reform, better health services and help in coping with rising living costs during the march on central Hassan II Avenue in Rabat. At left the banner reads: ''Makhzen Get Out'' Makhzen is a Moroccan Arabic term for the governing elite in Morocco. (Associated Press)
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Protesters march and wave the Moroccan flag during a demonstration on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco. At least 2,000 people marched in Morocco's capital to demand a new constitution that would bring greater democracy in the North African kingdom. Demonstrators shouted slogans calling for economic opportunity, educational reform, better health services and help in coping with rising living costs during the march on central Hassan II Avenue in Rabat. (Associated Press)
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A protester is arrested in Marrakech on Sunday during one of a string of nationwide protests. Thousands hit streets across Morocco in an effort to push for greater democracy and constitutional reform. Protesters in Morocco and other Arab nations may also be wary as they watch Tunisia and Egypt grapple with the challenges of building a new system, and maintaining order, after breaking free of autocrats. (Associated Press)
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Protesters face riot police during a protest on Sunday in Marrakech. Thousands of people marched in cities across Morocco, demanding a new constitution to bring more democracy in the North African kingdom amid the wave of Arab world upheaval. (Associated Press)
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A car is burned during a demonstration on Sunday in Marrakech, one of a string of nationwide protests that brought thousands to the streets across Morocco. Thousands of people marched in cities across Morocco on Sunday, demanding a new constitution to bring more democracy in the North African kingdom amid the wave of Arab world upheaval. (Associated Press)
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Protesters march during a demonstration on Sunday in Casablanca, Morocco. Thousands of people marched in cities across Morocco, demanding a new constitution to bring more democracy in the North African kingdom amid the wave of Arab world upheaval. (Associated Press)
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A protester holds the Moroccan flag during a demonstration on Sunday in Casablanca, Morocco. Thousands of people marched in cities across Morocco, demanding a new constitution to bring more democracy in the North African kingdom amid the wave of Arab world upheaval. (Associated Press)
